Join us for our 1st annual Android Summit Hackathon! Theme to be announced on Friday evening after the Summit.
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Time (ET) |
Activity |
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8:00 – 9:00 |
Breakfast/Settling in |
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9:00 – 9:30 |
Hackathon Overview |
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9:30 |
Hack Away! |
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12:00 |
Lunch! |
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1:00 – 6:00 |
Hack Away! |
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5:00 |
Project Descriptions Due |
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6:00 |
Code Lock |
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6:00 - 7:30 |
Dinner & Hack Exhibition + Voting |
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7:30 – 8:00 |
Tally Voting |
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8:00 |
Announce Awards |
Eligibility
Must sign up through EventBrite registration. This hackathon is now full, we are no longer accepting registrations.
Requirements
App descriptions are due in DevPost at 5pm. These should include:
- Description of what the app does and how it relates to the theme (Build an app that solves a problem associated with a real world financial event.)
- Link to public Github repository with the app code
- Screenshots/Video of app
- Team members names and emails
Check out the sample submission under the "Submissions" tab to get an idea what yours should look like!
Code lock is 6:00pm. All projects are due in a public GitHub repo at this time. Link to this repo should be included in the DevPost submission.
Prizes
First Place - 1
The team that is awarded First Place will be the team that submits the application that receives the most votes during the judging period.
First Place prize will be distributed in the form of Amazon digital gift cards, totaling a value of $2000 to be split evenly amongst the team members.
Due to a tie for 1st place, these two teams will split the 1st and 2nd place prizes.
First Place - 2
The team that is awarded Second Place will be the team that submits the application that receives the second most votes during the judging period.
Second Place prize will be distributed in the form of Amazon digital gift cards, totaling a value of $1200 to be split evenly amongst the team members.
Due to a tie for 1st place, these two teams will split the 1st and 2nd place prizes.
Third Place
The team that is awarded Third Place will be the team that submits the application that receives the third most votes during the judging period.
Third Place prize will be distributed in the form of Amazon digital gift cards, totaling a value of $800 to be split evenly amongst the team members.
Due to a 3-way tie for 3rd place, the 3 teams that tied will split the 3rd place prize.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
How to enter
Hackathon Theme!
Build an app that solves a problem associated with a real world financial event.
Some examples that we had in mind:
- Brexit
- Rio Olympics & World Cup
- Greek Debt Crisis
- The Housing Bubble Crash
- Major Traffic and Road expansion projects (think Boston’s the “Big Dig”)
- Tracking Terrorist Funding
We have provided some resources that could be useful in building your application during the hackathon.
Android Summit API Sample App:
Provides API integration examples for Capital One's Hackathon API (Nessie), Firebase, and others.
Sample App Code: https://github.com/android-summit/api-sample-app
Capital One's Hackathon API (Nessie):
A virtual, mock bank that can provide the backend services you need for a financial hack. Get an API key by signing up at http://api.reimaginebanking.com/.
Nessie Android SDK: https://github.com/nessieisreal/nessie-android-sdk
Judges
Hackers!
Judging Criteria
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Hackathon Theme
Most innovative application as it relates to the hackathon theme as judged by fellow hackers.
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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